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Philippines’ COVID-19 tally hits 635,698 with 61,733 active cases
The Philippines' COVID-19 tally rose to 635,698 on March 17, 2021, with 4,387 new infections reported.
This marks the sixth consecutive day of over 4,000 daily cases, and the total active cases have reached a record-high of 61,733.
Of the active cases, 93% are mild, 3.8% are asymptomatic, 1.3% are severe, and 1.2% are in critical condition.
Total recoveries climbed to 561,099 with 374 new recoveries, and the death toll increased to 12,866 with 18 new fatalities.
A total of nine duplicate cases were removed from the total case count while five cases that were previously tagged as recovered were reclassified as deaths.
As of March 15, 215,997 individuals have been vaccinated against COVID-19, two weeks after the vaccination program began.
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